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12 Whilst it is yet in its greenness and not cut down, it withers before any other herb.

13 So are the paths of all that forget God, and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish.

14 For his hope shall be cut off, and his trust is a spider’s web.

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12 While still growing and uncut,
    they wither more quickly than grass.(A)
13 Such is the destiny(B) of all who forget God;(C)
    so perishes the hope of the godless.(D)
14 What they trust in is fragile[a];
    what they rely on is a spider’s web.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 8:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.